For years, I existed on the internet as “Awakedragon.” (I think my Twitter handle might still be that.) I’m claiming my own name now, but as a nod to my beginnings, this is now the AwakeDragon Blog!
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My Black Hole of Pessimism for Today
Somehow I found myself weeding out those I follow on WordPress a few days ago (Don’t worry, I only cut those hadn’t posted something for over several months). WordPress has this feature where they tell you a blog…
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“Tropes Outline”? – Look at this fun thing I’m doing
When I write, it tends to be pretty wild and unstructured. I get an idea in my head, accompanied by a really vivid scene or two, add in a cool concept I’ve been distilling – and…
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Rethinking Debut Novels
Over the end of last week and this weekend I participated in Pitch to Publication, another semi-twitter competition involving editors, query letters, and the first five pages of my manuscript. Nothing overtly exciting happened to…
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Revisions and Chapter Breaks
I’m finding myself revising the beginning of the MS I have been pitching. And not just a little edit, but a major revision. Maybe I’ve been turning a blind eye… or simply not being as critical…
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Accepting Representation Etiquette
Here is an interesting post on accepting representation etiquette that we all should probably be aware of: A Longer Quiz! (part one) Thoughts?
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Where Do You Write?
A writer’s writing space is an interesting thing. There are cafes to write in, office spaces to set up and make – and endless articles about the importance of setting up a perfect space for some…
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How & Where to Promote Your Book(s) Infographic…
As a visual person, this is really neat and helpful when looking at promotion tools!